Problema Solution

Judith, an office manager, needs to find a courier to deliver a package. The first courier she is considering charges a fee of $11 plus $7 per kilogram. The second charges $14 plus $4 per kilogram. Judith determines that, given her package's weight, the two courier services are equivalent in terms of cost. How much will it cost? What is the weight?

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Let 'x' represent the weight.

11 + 7x = 14 + 4x

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x = 1 kg

The weight is 1 kilogram.

The cost will be: 11 + 7*1 = $18.